Permits to burn are now available to members of the public who live within the Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service (NTFRS) Katherine Emergency Response Area.
To help reduce the risk of COVID-19, permits to burn will be available to landholders by calling your local fire station and the permit will be emailed to you.
Requests for permits to burn will only be processed between 9:00am and 4:00pm, Monday to Friday. When requesting a permit to burn, identification address and property address must match, there will be no exceptions.
Strict conditions relate to permits to burn and infringements will be issued for non-compliant burns:
- garden green waste only, no building or household waste allowed
- burn piles to be no larger than 5m x 5m and have cleared 4 metre wide fire breaks on all sides
- the property must comply with the Fire and Emergency Regulations 1996, specifically Part 2, Section 3 (1) Firebreaks
- the permitted burn must be monitored by a competent person over the age of 18 at all times until extinguished
- neighbours must be notified at least 48 hours before commencing a permit to burn and Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service (NTFRS) notified prior to ignition and at completion of burn
- each site should have sufficient resources to extinguish the fire if required
The NTFRS encourages all landholders to consider alternatives to burning wherever possible.
Failure to obtain a permit or adhere to the terms and conditions of a permit may result in an infringement up to the value of $628.00 + $40.00 levy
